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Celebration of Ag DinnerThis event will feature the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Teresa Scanlan, Miss America 2011, and honor the winners of the Ag Day essay, video essay and poster contests. USDA Whitten Patio, 5:00 p.m. TICKETS: $150 PER PERSON, OR $1,500 FOR A RESERVED TABLE OF 10 Complete details and registration information can be found at www.agday.org. National Ag Day is made possible by a number of partnering organizations and sponsors. 2013 Partners include John Deere, Successful Farming, DTN/ The Progressive Farmer, Farm Progress, AgHub, CHS, U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc., National Cattlemens Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council. A complete listing can be found at www.agday.org. National Ag Day is organized by the Agriculture Council of America and celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country. ACA is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to increasing the publics awareness of agricultures role in modern society. Founded in 1973, National Ag Day encourages every American to: Understand how food and fiber products are produced. Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products. Value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy. Acknowledge and consider career opportunities in the agriculture, food and fiber industry. Learn more and register for events at www.agday. org.

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What Is Ag Day? Its a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture. When Is Ag Day? Ag Day is celebrated on March 19, 2013. National Ag Day falls during National Ag Week, March 17-23, 2013. Who Hosts Ag Day? Why Celebrate Agriculture? Agriculture provides almost everything we eat, use and wear on a daily basis. But too few people truly understand this contribution. This is particularly the case in our schools, where students may only be exposed to agriculture if they enroll in related vocational training. By building awareness, the Agriculture Council of America is encouraging young people to consider career opportunities in agriculture. Each American farmer feeds more than 144 people ... a dramatic increase from 25 people in the 1960s. Quite simply, American agriculture is doing more - and doing it better. As the world population soars, there is an even greater demand for the food and fiber produced in the United States.

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The Agriculture Council of America hosts the campaign on a national level. However, the awareness efforts in communities across America are as influential - if not more - than the broad-scale effort. Again this What Can I Do to Help? year, the Ag Day Planning Guide has been created to help communities and organizations more effectively Put simply, get involved! Your participation in Ag host Ag Day events. Day is critical in helping us spread this positive message about agriculture. If you are interested in planWhat Is Ag Day All About? ning an event, download your Planning Guide today. Ag Day is about recognizing - and celebrating - the Of course, there are other ways you can lend your contribution of agriculture in our everyday lives. The support, including sending a letter to your local newsNational Ag Day program encourages every American paper, calling your Congressional representatives or to: simply sharing information about agriculture with Understand how food and fiber products are pro- youngsters in your community. duced. Value the essential role of agriculture in maintainWhere Can I Find More Information? ing a strong economy. Contact the Agriculture Council of America at (913) Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing 491-1895. safe, abundant and affordable products.

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tions throughout the food system. Sample job titles: Commodity Trader, Agricultural Production Specialist, Purchasing Manager, Financial Manager, Farm Owner and Manager, and Wholesale/Retail Buyer Manufacturing Manager. Companies that hire for these positions: Seneca Food Corporation, Ralston Purina Co., Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance, Archer-DanielsMidland Co., and Dow Elanco. Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications - focuses on careers in journalism, public relations, and advertising/marketing. Sample job titles: Marketing Communications Manager, District Sales Representatives, Advertising Manager, Reporter, Editor, and Account Manager. Companies that hire for these positions: Upjohn Co., USDA, Michigan Milk Producers Association, National Dairy Council, and Michigan Farm Bureau. Building Construction Management - focuses on land development and structural buildings. Sample job titles: Project Manager, Estimator, Construction Scheduler, Controller, Purchasing Agent, Site Manager, Field Engineer, Land Developer, and Real Estate Appraiser. Companies that hire for these positions: Turner Construction Company, Pulte Homes, Perini Building Co., and General Motors Corporation. Agriscience - provides a foundation for careers in agricultural and natural resources industries. Sample job titles: Agriscience Educator, Extension Educator, Farmer, and Human Resource Director. Companies that hire for these positions: Crop Production Services, John Deere, and Gerber Co. Resource Development and Management - focuses on policy analysis, planning, evaluation, budgeting, and program management. Sample job titles: Environmental Analyst, Environmental Planner, Solid Waste Coordinator, Water Resource Specialist, and Economic Development Specialist. Companies that hire for these positions: Cooperative Extension Service, The Clinton River Watershed, The National Park Service, Enviroscope, Senate and House Policy Offices, Lobbying Organizations, Banking Organizations, City and State governments, and Hospitals. Parks, Recreation and Tourism Resources - focuses on planning and managing programs, areas, and facilities that are designed to meet peoples leisure needs and enhance quality of life. Sample job titles: Park Ranger, Interpreter/Naturalist, Environmental Educator, Travel and Convention Planner, Youth Program Director, Camp Counselor, Park and Recreation Director, and Tourism Consultant. Companies that hire for these positions: Hilton and Marriott Resorts, Hospitals, YMCA, Golf Courses, Six Flags Great Adventure, and the Walt Disney Company. Packaging - focusing on food packaging, health care and pharmaceutical packaging, and industrial packaging. Sample job titles: Packaging Engineer, Quality Control Coordinator, Laboratory Manager, and Package Designer. Companies that hire for these positions: Coca-Co-

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The most obvious careers are directly related to the farm or ranch. But did you know that only 10 percent of Americans are involved in traditional farming? If that is the case, then what other careers comprise the agricultural field? There are approximately 22 million people who work in agriculture related fields. Unlike agriculture of our grandparents day, todays agriculture offers over 200 rewarding and challenging careers. CAREER CATEGORIES Agricultural careers may be divided into various categories. These include: Agribusiness Management, Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications, Building Construction Management, Agriscience, Resource Development and Management, Parks, Recreations, and Tourism Resources, Packaging, Horticulture, Forestry, Food Science, and Fisheries/ Wildlife. GROWTH JOB MARKET According to the February 7, 2000 Issue of Farm Bureau News, published semimonthly by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Food Scientists and engineers will be in the greatest demand in the agriculutural job market over the next four years, according to a new Purdue University study. Annual job openings for U.S. food and agricultural sciences graduates are projected to be around 58,000, while the number of graduates for those jobs will be slightly more than 57,000. JOB DESCRIPTIONS Agribusiness Management - focuses on the managerial functions performed by organiza-

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Forestry - focuses on the science and art of managing natural resources that occur on forest lands. Sample job titles: Forester, Forest Ranger, Consulting Forester, District Ranger, Arborist, Naturalist, Timber Buyer, and Forest Nursery Manager. Companies that hire for these positions: The Mead Corporation, John Hancock Financial Services, City Governments, and USDA Forest Service. Food Science - focuses on the development of new foods, investigation of new production and processing methods, and research ways to insure a safe, nutritious and economical food supply. Sample job titles: Food Technician, Laboratory Technician, Food Chemist, and Quality Control Manager. Companies that hire for these positions: Pepsicola, Kraft/General Foods, Hygrade Food Products, Kellogg Company, General Mills, Pillsbury, and Heinz USA. Fisheries and Wildlife - focuses on environmental management, conservation, and wildlife ecology and management. Sample job titles: Land Management Specialist, Water Quality Specialist, Habitat Specialist, and Fish Hatchery Manager. Companies that hire for these positions: US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, State and local divisions of surface water quality, land and water management, and US Fish and Wildlife Services.

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A hive of bees flies over 55,000 miles to bring you one pound of honey. A honey bee can fly 15 miles per hour. Honey bees must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey. Each worker honey bee makes 1/12th teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. Honey bees visit 50100 flowers during one honey collecting trip. Bees have been producing honey from flowering plants for at least 10 million years! And maybe even as long as 20 million years! Flowers and other blossoming plants have nectarines that produce sugary nectar. Worker bees suck up the nectar and water and store it in a special honey stomach. When the stomach is full the bee returns to the hive and puts the nectar in an empty honeycomb. Natural chemicals from the bees head glands and the evaporation of the water from the nectar change the nectar into honey. In one day a honey bee can fly 12 miles and pollinate up to 10,000 flowers. Honeybee workers must visit 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey. An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment. Almost a third of the worlds total land area is covered by forests. Some tissue-making machines can produce as many as 6000 feet of toilet tissue every minute. About 1.5 million tons of ground cocoa beans from the tropical tree are used each year to make chocolate and cocoa products. Thats greater than the weight of more than 300,000 elephants! Every year in the United States each person uses the equivalent of one tree, 100 feet tall and 16 inches in diameter, to fulfill their wood and paper needs. Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup. Many farmers grow more than just grains, vegetable and livestock. Some farmers grow trees. This is called a woodlot. A woodlot is not an original forest, because the timber has been cut down before. Sometimes the trees in a woodlot have been cut down four, five, ore even six times. After the trees have been cut down, the farmer lets them grow up again, until they are big enough to be harvested once more. Not only is the wood on woodlots good to sell to

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Peanuts are not actually nuts. Peanuts, like soybeans, are members of the legume family. There are 340 million M&Ms produced daily. YOU MAY FIND THIS CORNY One bushel of corn will sweeten more than 400 cans of pop. There are about 600 kernels on each ear of corn. Farmers grow corn on every continent except Antarctica. Each tassel on a corn plant releases as many as 5 million grains of pollen.

It usually takes about 20 minutes for a cow to be milked. On average a cow is milked 2 to 3 times a day. Hamburger meat from a single steer will make about 720 quarter pound hamburger patties. Thats enough for a family of 4 to enjoy hamburgers each day for nearly 6 months. NEW WAYS TO HELP THE PLANET Farmers and ranchers provide food and habitat for 75% of the nations wildlife. Plant and animal biotechnology have resulted in new antibodies for immunizations. Agriculture has also contributed to research that has helped develop surgical techniques and pharmaceuticals that help save lives. Ethanol and new bio-diesel fuels made from corn, soybeans and other grains are beneficial to the environment and helps contribute to energy independence for the U.S.

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